Author: Vance Madrid

TV viewers are wondering why Jose Manalo isn’t seen on the hit noontime show, “Eat Bulaga” these days? There were some talks that he might have been suspended or worse, he got booted out of the show. Some people also speculated that Jose might also suffer from the same plight of comedian/host Super Tekla from “Wowowin.” Tekla was fired by TV host Willie Revillame due to unprofessionalism and reported use of illegal drugs. Contrary to the circulating rumors, Jose Manalo had actually asked Television and Productions Exponents Inc. [TAPE Inc.], “Eat Bulaga’s” management for a month’s leave. Manalo is now…

Parents want all their sons to end up with someone who would have the same level of support that they give to their sons. And it seems that actress Jessy Mendiola has gotten the nod of TV host Edu Manzano for his son, Luis. Edu says he doesn’t really meddle with his son’s love life. He had so much respect for his son, Luis and he says he trusts his choices. For Edu, whoever makes Luis happy will be fine with him. With Kapamilya actress Jessy Mendiola, Edu knows his son will be in good hands as he’d known Jessy…

Kathyrn Bernardo is taking on a new role, that of Kapamilya’s Primetime Action Queen. When Kathryn took the part of Malia in ABS-CBN’s fantasy-drama series “La Luna Sangre,” she knew she’d be able to reinvent herself. The Kapamilya star officially says goodbye to tweetums youth-oriented roles and instead welcome fierce and challenging ones such as the role of Malia. Kathryn had physically and mentally prepared for her role in “La Luna Sangre.” She also had to undergo some martial arts training. Now, viewers don’t only get to watch Kathryn on impressive acting but also on a lot of action and…

Kapuso actress Kris Bernal has all the reason to be on cloud nine these days. Her Kapuso drama series, “Impostora” is slowly but surely making waves, considering it’s just a remake of the old drama of the same title shown on GMA Network few years back. Kris Bernal had also been getting raves and good reviews for her acting in her dual portrayal of the ugly Nimfa and the beautifully cloned Rosette. Prior to the start of her latest drama series on her home network GMA Network, “Impostora,” Kris Bernal has been getting a lot of flak. The said drama series…

Newly signed Viva artist, Louise de los Reyes is the newest addition to ABS-CBN’s primetime hit show, “Ang Probinsyano.” She will be playing a pivotal role as PO3 Katrina Velasco. Her character allows her to showcase her versatility as an actress because she’ll also be doing some action scenes in some episodes. Louise is hoping to add more milestones for her career. Even though the actress started off with smaller roles and she was given a big break in Alakdana back in 2011, with Alden Richards as her leading man, her career didn’t managed to kick off that much. Louise…

How true it is that Jessy Mendiola reportedly tendered her resignation from the weekend gag show, “Banana Sundae”? Ritz Azul reportedly replaces Jessy Mendiola from the said show. Jessy Mendiola has tendered her resignation from the weekend ABS-CBN gag show, “Banana Sundae.” There have been talks it was because her boyfriend, TV host Luis Manzano advised her to do so. But Luis recently denied it. There were also reports that Jessy seemed to have some “attitude,” the reason why she was axed from the said show. Luis said in an interview that he knew it was Jessy’s decision to resign…

We’ve probably heard so much stories about people making lewd comments about men groping women without their consent especially during beauty pageants where women are asked to don in their swimsuit best. This year’s Miss Philippines Earth 2017 is no different. A beauty pageant contestant, Kim de Guzman revealed that a member of the media [a photographer] allegedly grabbed her behind during the press presentation recently. Kim de Guzman is a former hoursemate of ABS-CBN’s “Pinoy Big Brother.” De Guzman, 24, said would’ve wanted to ask the hotel’s police officer to invite the said photographer for further investigation but decided…

The cast of GMA 7’s now defunct youth-oriented TV show, “Tween Hearts,” cast recently got together and had a mini-reunion of sorts to celebrate an advance birthday for Kapuso Teen Queen, Barbie Forteza. The cast of GMA 7’s now defunct youth-oriented TV show, “Tween Hearts,” cast recently got together and had a mini-reunion of sorts to celebrate an advance birthday for Kapuso Teen Queen, Barbie Forteza. It was an unexpected happy reunion for the “Tween Hearts” cast as the group celebrated an advance birthday bash for Barbie. Barbie, who’s the youngest in the group will finally big her teen years…

Singer Michael Pangilinan once said that he’s a total nobody if it wasn’t for his manager Jobert Sucaldito. It was Sucaldito who has helped him to be where he is now. It will be recalled that it was also Sucaldito who stood by him during that time when he was mired with intrigues especially when the so-called ‘Harana King’ had gotten a girl pregnant. Michael reportedly left the ward of Sucaldito at almost the same time Sucaldito had a fall out with Hashtag member, Nikko Natividad. Sucaldito reportedly turned to social media to pour out his emotions on how he…

When two men are seen together enjoying each other’s company, chances are some people would already deduce that something special might be going on between them. Recently, actor turned restaurateur Marvin Agustin and theatre actor Markki Stroem were issued to be having an affair. Some netizens over Twitter have claimed that the two had been seen together on different occasions. Marvin Agustin and Markki Stroem seemed to have enjoyed the beach in batangas so well because they also have photos of themselves with its beautiful sceneries. The photos they’re talking about were uploaded on Marvin and Mark’s respective Instagram accounts who were not…

Think of all the former couples you know. Now think of the ones you know who have managed to remain friends. We’re guessing you can count the number who are still close on one hand — and even that seems like a stretch. In showbiz, there are a couple of celebrities who have managed to remain friends despite the closure of their love relationship. They say that those who can stay friends with a former love are the most mature, satisfied partners among us — and the ones coming from romances that were built on real friendship. We can probably all agree…

Actress Gretchen Barretto’s name was recently dragged into another controversy when together with gaming operator Atong Ang, the actress was allegedly given VIP treatment from the Bureau of Immigration. Atong Ang reportedly cleared his and Barretto’s name during an interview with GMA New Online. Barretto promotes Okada Manila where her beloved Tony Boy Cojuangco is a business partner of the Japanese billionaire who owns the said establishment. A news report from “24 Oras” last July 4, reported that gaming operator Atong Ang together with actress Gretchen Barretto were both given VIP Treatments when they arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International…

The truth will always find its way to come out. The people from GMA Network reportedly admitted that they’re feeling the pressure as their respective shows, “Mulawin vs Ravena” and “My Love From The Star” goes head-to-head with ABS-CBN’s “Ang Probinsyano” and “La Luna Sangre.” The people from the Kapuso network acknowledges that ABS-CBN’s forte, no doubt about it,  lies on the quality of their teleserye. Jennylyn Mercado’s “My Love From the Star” is reportedly having some difficulty when it comes to ratings because even if she’s popular, she’s the only one in the cast who’s not a newbie. When…

The host of the Kapuso game show Willie Revillame had allegedly fired out Super Tekla from his show because the comedian reportedly had bad vices which Revillame won’t tolerate on his show. It was columnist, entertainment writer and talent manager, Lolit Solis who first revealed that Tekla was allegedly into taking illegal drugs. It was the GMA gameshow “Wowowin” where Super Tekla was given a break and eventually rose to fame. Super Tekla recently bid the show goodbye and thanked everyone including ‘Boss Willy.’ They say when one closes a door, you open a window. This is how stand-up comedian…

TV host and actress Pauleen Luna would rather focus on positive things such as her current pregnancy rather than stress herself out with things beyond her control. Although she admits she gets irritated when people would bash her. She was recently accused by the ‘AlDub Nation’ as a “traitor.” Pauleen was surprised what was the fans’ basis for calling her such. She couldn’t recall any incident that may have in any way hurt Maine for their fans to bash her. Pauleen clears that there’s no issue between her and Maine and that the entire “Eat Bulaga” Dabarkads do get along…

It pays for a TV show to have its social media presence. It also adds up to a show’s popularity if a certain video, photo or article goes viral. However, even if it adds up some media hype, still social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram do not affect the show’s ratings. Carla Abellana recently reminded her social media followers that even if they tweet every night about her show, “I Heart Davao,” it does not in any way affect the show’s ratings. Carla turned to Instagram and thanked the fans who regularly watch her and reel and real…